And the alcohol? What part does it play under similar circumstances? One can judge by the following:-Another guinea-pig was, in its turn, confined under a glass bell, in which had been previously placed a saucer filled with alcohol. At first the alcohol fumes excited the animal; then the beast staggered like a drunken man; inactivity followed; and it ended by lying down in a state of the most profound indifference. The guinea-pig was simply intoxicated; it was not in the least epileptic..
After these experiments, then, no one can refuse to admit the convulsive properties of absinthe poisoning. (L’Hom. Milit., Feb., 1880, p. 65. Boehm and Kobert, Centralbl. f. med. Wissensch., 1879, No.37, have since obtained similar results.)
3. Necropsies of animals poisoned slowly by absinthe reveal strong congestion of brain and cord, with their meninges. Hyperemia of the medulla oblongata was excessive. There were in places ecchymoses on the gastro-intestinal membrane and on the peri-and endo-cardium. (Journ. of Psych. Medorrhinum, ix, 525.).
Hughes was a great writer and a scholar. He actively cooperated with Dr. T.F. Allen to compile his 'Encyclopedia' and rendered immeasurable aid to Dr. Dudgeon in translating Hahnemann's 'Materia Medica Pura' into English. In 1889 he was appointed an Editor of the 'British Homoeopathic Journal' and continued in that capacity until his demise. In 1876, Dr. Hughes was appointed as the Permanent Secretary of the Organization of the International Congress of Homoeopathy Physicians in Philadelphia. He also presided over the International Congress in London.